Digital Carnivalesque Power Discourse and Counter Narratives in Singapore Social Media

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Synopsis

This book challenges the framing of comedic acts as apolitical and it adopts a multimodal critical discourse approach to interrogate the performance of comedy as a form of power. It proposes using Bakhtin’s carnivalesque as the analytic tool to distil for readers key differences between humour as banal and humour as critical (and political) in today’s social media.

Drawing from critical theory and cultural studies, this book takes an interdisciplinary approach in formulating a contemporary view of power that reflects social realities not only in the digital economy but also in a world that is increasingly authoritarian. With the proposition of newer theoretical lenses in this book, scholars and social scientists can then find a way to shift the conversation to uncover the evolving voices of (existing and newer) power holders in the shared digital space; and to view current social realities as a continual project in unpacking and understanding the adaptive ways of the human spirit.

Book details

Edition:
1st ed. 2020
Series:
Cultural Studies and Transdisciplinarity in Education (Book 10)
Author:
Hoi-Yi Katy Kan
ISBN:
9789811520518
Related ISBNs:
9789811520501
Publisher:
Springer Singapore, Singapore
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2020-02-07
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2020
Copyright by:
Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Communication, Education, Language Arts, Literature and Fiction, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Politics and Government, Social Studies, Sociology